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My blog is not to help survivors recover, it is to have the 10 million yearly stroke survivors light fires underneath their doctors, stroke hospitals and stroke researchers to get stroke solved. 100% recovery. The stroke medical world is completely failing at that goal, they don't even have it as a goal. Shortly after getting out of the hospital and getting NO information on the process or protocols of stroke rehabilitation and recovery I started searching on the internet and found that no other survivor received useful information. This is an attempt to cover all stroke rehabilitation information that should be readily available to survivors so they can talk with informed knowledge to their medical staff. It lays out what needs to be done to get stroke survivors closer to 100% recovery. It's quite disgusting that this information is not available from every stroke association and doctors group.

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Falls and Use of Assistive Devices in Stroke Patients with Hemiparesis: Association with Balance Ability and Fall Efficacy

You will need to ask your therapist what fall efficacy is and whether it is something to try to accomplish.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/rnj.173/abstract;jsessionid=FC6AD4F231695A31A89C7677B14E315B.f04t01?

  1. Oksoo Kim PhD, RN1 and
  2. Jung-Hee Kim PhD, RN Assistant Professor2,*
Article first published online: 17 JUL 2014
DOI: 10.1002/rnj.173
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Keywords:

  • Fall;
  • balance;
  • self-help device;
  • stroke

Abstract

Purpose

This study investigates balance ability and the fall efficacy with regard to the experiences of stroke patients with hemiparesis.

Methods

The experience of falling, the use of assistive devices, and each disease-related characteristic were assessed using face-to-face interviews and a self-reported questionnaire. The Berg Balance Scale and Fall Efficacy Scale were used to measure balance ability and confidence.

Results

The fall efficacy was significantly lower in participants who had experienced falls than those who had not. The participants who used assistive devices exhibited low balance ability and fall efficacy compared to those who did not use assistive devices.

Conclusions

Stroke patients with fall experience and walking aids might be considered at increased risk of falling.

Clinical Relevance

Preventive measures for individuals using walking aids may be beneficial in reducing the fall rate of community-dwelling stroke patients.
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